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Elling

Elling is a Norwegian black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Brødre i blodet ("Blood brothers", 1996), one of a series of four featuring the Elling character – the others are Utsikt til paradiset ("A view of parad…

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Based on
Brødre i blodet by Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Box office
750,000 admissions (Norway)
Cinematography
Svein Krøvel
Country
Norway
Directed by
Petter Næss
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (though United International Pictures)

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Elling

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples60
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
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Elling

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related to Cast · 26
Elling → Alfons Jørgensen, Cecilie, Cecilie Kornes, Eli Anne Linnestad, Eriksen, Frank, Gunn, Haakon Willum, Hauger, Hilde Olausson, Joachim Rafaelsen, Johanne, Jørgen Langhelle, Kjell Bjarne, Knud Dahl, Knut Haugmark, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Mosli, Ola Otnes, Per Christensen
related to Plot · 9
Elling → Frank, He, His, Kjell, Kjell Bjarne, Oslo, The, The Norwegian, With
related to Critical response · 4
Elling → Metacritic, Quirky, Rotten Tomatoes, The
related to External links · 3
Elling → Box Office MojoElling, IMDbElling, Rotten Tomatoes
Release dates · 2
Elling → 16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) (Norway), 19 April 2002 (2002-04-19) (U.S.)
is a · 2
Elling → gentle, Norwegian black comedy film directed by Petter Næss
Based on · 1
Elling → Brødre i blodet by Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Box office · 1
Elling → 750,000 admissions (Norway)
Cinematography · 1
Elling → Svein Krøvel
Country · 1
Elling → Norway

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film norwegian per based christian ellefsen box office sven nordin marit pia jacobsen jørgen langhelle christensen hilde olausson ola otnes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EllingBased onBrødre i blodet by Ingvar Ambjørnsen1.00infobox
EllingBox office750,000 admissions (Norway)1.00infobox
EllingCinematographySvein Krøvel1.00infobox
EllingCountryNorway1.00infobox
EllingDirected byPetter Næss1.00infobox
EllingDistributed byUniversal Pictures (though United International Pictures)1.00infobox
EllingEdited byInge-Lise Langfeldt1.00infobox
EllingLanguageNorwegian1.00infobox
EllingMusic byLars Lillo-Stenberg1.00infobox
EllingProduced byDag Alveberg1.00infobox
EllingProduction companyMaipo Film- og TV Produksjon1.00infobox
EllingRelease dates16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) (Norway)1.00infobox
EllingRelease dates19 April 2002 (2002-04-19) (U.S.)1.00infobox
EllingRunning time89 minutes1.00infobox
EllingScreenplay byAxel Hellstenius1.00infobox
EllingStarringPer Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Marit Pia Jacobsen Jørgen Langhelle Per Christensen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes Eli Anne Linnestad Cecilie A. Mosli Joachim Rafaelsen Per Gørvell…1.00infobox
Ellingis aNorwegian black comedy film directed by Petter Næss0.90text
Ellingis agentle0.90text

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